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AGREED!!

And a great talented actress. R.I.P. indeed

This pilot is absolutely brilliantly witty...as was the rest of the series.... think Shaw... and Coward...transported to the 70s. I know now why enjoyed so much then Thanks!

I'm guessing this show was liked very much by people aged 40 to 60 back in 1976 it likely appealed to an older demographic and that's probably why they didn't want to continue this series

michael genzale And 8track tapes

I was 9. It was an amazingly creative time. Full of hope and promise. Something got lost in the 80s though.

@@lorimiller4301 No, it was the 90s.

My favorite show from MTM is "The Bob Newhart Show."

Same here. 8 at the time too.

It makes me sad that they are all gone now except the actress who played the daughter. Some of this mood is from Covid...no doubt!

@@randysills4418 Lisa Gerritsen and Liz Torres are still alive

Yep I’m here

I am Here!

You just broke the news to me.....RIP

About 20 years ago strolling in the NYC theatre district late afternoon on West 44th Street, in front of one I saw Cloris standing casually talking and laughing with someone.

Thats great, what an experience!

That’s awesome!

That sounds EXACTLY like her. She was brilliantly eccentric and could play literally any part. I met her one time at a hotel when I was doing a job, and so was she. She was a very "no holds barred" person, and actress - always performing! She entertained all for the joy of entertaining. Her greatest gift was making great memories for people, on and off stage.

@@JudgeJulieLit I used to live sort of near her in Brentwood near UCLA, she had a condo on Barrington Ave. I'd see her at the dog park sometimes, but most often, she could be found talking to strangers on the sidewalk. She never made a spectacle as some diva stars do. She usually dressed in very casual clothes. She'd say hi to people she didn't even know and would always return a "hello" from someone who recognized her - I think she got a lot of her characterizations from random people whom she encountered.

She said this on the air? How sad - but appropriate. I think Liz Torres did well with the part. She has always been a very good actress, and even today she's still popular in her old age, just as Cloris was. Barbara undoubtedly got the role because of her two fine performances as Sherry the reformed hooker on Mary's show.

@@BenjiOrthopedic - The network chose not to air it.

​@@BenjiOrthopedic Cloris was in a movie with Barbara as well called "A Brand New Life". Barbara's part was small but good.

I love her as an actress. Just not for this show

She also appeared in 'Lassie' many years back.

She was great in High Anxiety, too. Mel chose the best actors for his movies. She was hilarious.

He was great in the 1956 movie the Bad Seed as the sneaky slimy Leroy. He should have won an Oscar for his performance.

Remember Rhoda's wedding and how Phyllis forgot to pick up Rhoda? I think the way her in-laws treated her was some underlying payback for all the crap she did in Minneapolis.

Karma

I guess he moved and changed his profession.

John Harkins. Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels later cast him as a sarcastic critic on "TAXI".

If I recall correctly, he was also the planetarium manager in Rebel Without A Cause, and in the original Star Trek as the librarian Mr. Atos, among many other roles...film as well as TV, I think...he was in quite a lot! :)

Ian Wolfe. Don't forget, he also played Hirsch, Mother Carlson's butler on WKRP in Cincinnati. Dude was hilarious as Hell.😂😂

@@charlespeakjr6337..ah! His name was Ian Wolfe?! Thanks! :)

I agree. I loved this show.

It actually performed better than MTM show and Rhoda in season one, I think it was ranked 6th for the year end tv ratings. The reason why it was cancelled after the second season wasn’t because viewers didn’t like Phyllis, it was because it became a completely different show. The actress who played Mother Dexter passed away in 1976, the actress who played the original Julie was murdered tragically in 1975, and Jane Rose who played Audrey became ill with cancer and had to have her character get significantly reduced. It was like half the cast was gone by season 2 so they changed Phyllis’ job and added new characters and I guess audiences didn’t respond to them the same way as season 1. Both Rhoda and Phyllis were reworked during the 76-77 season as ratings started to fall, and neither recovered

She would have had to get a license in California being a different state.

Well there were many factors, the first was the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of Barbara Colby. The second were the deaths of Judith Lowry and Burt Mustin. All were stellar in making the show great, which sadly couldn’t recover.

The real-life deaths of Barbara Colby and Judith Lowry really hurt the show.

@@misterhot9163 The actress that played Audrey was ill in real-life, too, and died in what would have been the third season (if they had had one). Another death.

@@travisjames1437 the actress that played Audrey died in 1979. The 3rd season was going to be 1977-78. She was in a show called Coed Fever that was canceled after 1 show after a disasterous post Super Bowl ratings.

She was at her Peak around 1976 when this showed was aired at age 49 years old

Back then, hair was real, not like current times ...

He died in 2014

@@aviewer390 we never saw Lars.

Ha, ha, ha!!!!!!

Very true

It was only on for two seasons. Maybe in the future it will be released on dvd.

“He wanted filet mignon He had to settle for...” “Hamburger helper?” Lol!

@@Alusnovalotus yes very funny.

Skull Bleu She is meant to have mourned before their arrival. She is still wearing black. Audrey was quite flighty.

I think it might also be a reference to the idea that Swedish people are less emotional.

@@robertcringle4865 family experience of mine says yes.

Skull Bleu, "no reaction" because Lars doesn't really exist! Haaaaaha. He has been mentioned but never materialized on TV.

Peter Pitula that’s so sad i liked her in this i never knew she was murdered I just discovered this show on KZfaq I grew up in the 80’s

I felt so badly about that when I was a kid. She was so good in the part as Julie. Liz Torres took over for Barbara.

Horrible--I remember that.

Wow. She looked familiar. I looked it up. Still unsolved. Probably a show biz hit.

JosephRGrych Me too I was shocked at the time I told my mom much care for the show she didn’t know who I was talking about RIP both of you great ladies

I agree. I thought Cloris was the best part of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

@@4021971 As good as Cloris/Phyllis is, I think Betty White /Sue Anne Nivens stole the show during her scenes.

"less perceptive"...funny how we throw around personal insults to people we don't know, haven't even met, like we gobble up jelly beans. And you wonder why protest groups have gotten so GOD AWFUL MOTHERFUCKING EVIL.

Agreed, and she didn't have the best material to work with. The writing on MTM was better.

Sounds like a put-down, "less perceptive people".

I know what u mean, from other things. The music to Rockford Files used to "scare" me.

LMAO! Sorry, but I found this hysterical.

@@Sweetbabyvixen so do I! Laugh on! (Also, "Hazel" makes me uneasy. She has a witch voice.)

That reminds me of the "Charwoman" on The Carpl Burnett Show scaring me as a kid!

He was also in the Chuckles the Clown episode of MTM.

@@paulnelson7525 - Right ! Funeral director.

Good lord, and I thought I was a GG fan!! 😂😂😂

He was also a security guard in Halloween 2, in 1981. Took a hammer to the forehead. ☹️

With betty whites character

@@karenjohnston5292 You mean that Lars (non-existent) cheated on Phyllis with that zany Betsy Wite? White...funny ...

Yes the gay brother

BARBARA COLBY Played a victim in a episode of COLUMBO

Lea J Anderson yes also I just found out from someone up in the comments that Barbra Colby who played Julie was murdered in 1975 after she was in only 3 episodes of this show and they never found out who shot her

Thank you I just read about that and I thought that was so sad she didn't have any children or anything but never the last I liked her acting skills... It's so sad when people are gone down before their time. Down. But especially if they may have a career going for themselves got. The person that she was with coming out of a acting theater class got. Died shortly after her but did say they didn't recognize the person that did it before he died... so it's still a Cold Case.. .thank you.!!!!

Lea J Anderson you’re welcome

The male photographer was also in the mtm show I think. As a date for Mary in the first season I believe

buddy boy That actor is Richard Schaal. He was married in real life to Valerie Harper (Rhoda). He had many small roles in movies, including a Nazi stormtrooper in Slaughterhouse Five.